In
Memorial
GEORGE
HARLAN DYE
CA Licensed Land Surveyor (PLS 2784)
Born:
1916. Died: October 1, 1993.
G. Harlan Dye, a land
surveyor and owner of the former firm of Dye Surveying, Inc. in Lemon Grove, passed
on to a better life on October 1,1993.
Mr. Dye was born in Enid, Oklahoma where
he graduated from high school in 1932. Two years later, he headed west to San
Diego where his first job was as a firefighter. He later took a job building
aircraft at Consolidated Aircraft until 1948. While working at Consolidated, he
first became interested in land surveying via correspondence courses
After leaving Consolidated, his first
surveying job was with what was called La Mesa -Spring Valley Water Department
(now Helix Water District) where he soon advanced to the position of party
chief. Leaving Helix, he joined the well-known private land-surveying firm of
Daniels, Brown and Hall. After becoming licensed as a land surveyor with that
firm, in 1954, he established his own firm called Dye Surveying in Lemon Grove
where he surveyed property for land development in Lemon Grove and Allied
Gardens.
For six years beginning in the late
1950's, he taught surveying and mathematics at San Diego City College to many
young people who today are actively practicing their profession in the area.
His six children noted his enthusiasm
for teaching and as a result, five of them eventually earned their teaching
credentials.
Mr. Dye was a charter member of CLSA, a
Life Member of ACSM and a Life Member of CCCE&LS where he served as
President of the San Diego Chapter in 1981.
Aside from his interest in land
surveying, he was until his death, also an active member of the Lemon Grove
Rotary Club where he served as President in 1964 and again in 1982. He was also
an avid tennis player and a prominent member of St. Martin's Catholic Church in
La Mesa.
Mr. Dye will always be remembered by his
family, friends and fellow surveyors as a man who had a great deal of love and
enthusiasm for his profession and was always willing to share his knowledge
with the younger generation.
Reprinted from the California Surveyor, Winter 1994 Issue #___, all
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